Cyberpunk 2077’s long-struggling developers will see their bonuses after all
Image: CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red's latest game, has been in development for nearly a decade. It was first announced in May 2012, and it's had a rocky development cycle, with numerous delays and, in the final stretch of development, a required six-day workweek. But despite the long development, the game didn't review quite as well as CDPR wanted, meaning developers who had been toiling for years could have been on the brink of losing performance bonuses that were tied to review scores.
The studio's developers won't have to worry about review scores anymore, though: CDPR will now pay full performance bonuses regardless of the critical reception of the game, according to Bloomberg.
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